Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
pessimism due to decadent-age theory
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to govern; to manage; to subdue
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
Völkerwanderung; great migration in Europe, 4th to 6th century CE
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
farming; agriculture; cultivation
settlement; permanent residency
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
rhyming game; play on words; pun
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base